IT/Procedures/Printer Maintenance/Configure Printer Driver-Model
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Configure Printer Driver/Model
Out of the box, the printers get a default driver assigned.
This is fine, as long as you don't need certain profiles/functions, e.g. duplex printing, CMYK.
Not every driver/model seems to work well.
Recommended drivers
- MG3670: Canon MG3600 series - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.3.3
- MX922: Canon MX920 series - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.3.3?
- E4200: ?
Check if attributes ColorModel and Duplex are available with lpoptions -p [PRINTER_NAME] -l | grep [...]
add/modify printer driver in the CUPS WebUI
- on the msgcnx server
- open CUPS webUI at http://localhost:631
- alternative: forward the port to your local host over ssh
- alternative: allow access to CUPS webUI from other hosts (not recommended)
- open the tab "Printers"
- check if your printer is listed there
- if yes
- click on it
- select "Modify Printer" in the dropdown
- if no
- switch to the tab "Administration"
- click "Add Printer"
- select "Internet Printing Protocol (ipp), click "Continue"
- enter the ipp address of the printer (ipp://IP), click "Continue"
- set the name and location if needed, click "Continue"
- select the driver you want, click
add/modify printer driver with lpadmin
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
Troubleshooting
in CUPS WebUI or lpinfo -m: unable to get list of printer drivers, sucess
- there seems to be a fancy bug https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/276736/cups-adding-printer-fails-with-unable-to-get-list-of-printer-drivers-success
- so far, reloading the page immediately after the error message shows worked for me
- probably some time should be invested to fix this :)